2024年新课标卷高考英语模拟试题及答案

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

TheHongKongOceanParkisafamousmarinemuseum.LocatedbetweenAberdeenand

RepulseBay,theparksponsoredbytheHongKongDerbydatesbackto1969.In1987,thepark

waschangedfromajointorganizationintoanindependentlegalorganizationforHongKong

governorstoappointboardmembers.

Theparkisdividedintotwoparts:thelowlandsectionandtheheadlandsection,andacable

carsystemlinksthetwoparts.Thelowlandsectionistheon-wateramusementpark,whichisthe

firston-wateramusementcenterinAsia;theheadlandsectionincludestheaquarium（水族馆）,

thehallofseawaves,themarinetheaterandtheparadiseofvariousbirds,andisthemainpartof

thepark.

Theaquariumisoneofthelargestintheworld,withawaterbodyof22meterswide,38

meterslongand7metersdeep.Ithasfourlayers,andvisitorscanviewtheoceancreaturesonthe

passagessurroundingit.

Thehallofseawavesisahugewaterpool,andis152meterswide,122meterslongand

2.7metersdeep.Therearevariouskindsofman-madeseacoastssuitableforlivingofdifferent

seacreatures.

Themarinetheaterislocatedinthemiddleontopofamountainandcanhold4,000people.

Inthecenter,thereisahugepoolwithsharksandsealionsanddolphinsperforminginit.

Theparadiseofvariousbirdshasauniquedesignandisahugenetmadeofstainlesssteel

wiressupportedbyfivecolumns.Itcoversanareaof2,500squaremetersinfoursections,

namelythebirdslivingontheground,thebirdslivinginforests,thebirdslivinginjunglesand

thebirdslivinginwater.

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Thelowlandsectionisthemainpartofthepark.

B.Theaudiencecanenjoysomemarineanimals'dishesthere.

C.Theparkownsthefirston-wateramusementcenterintheworld.

D.Theparkhasahistoryofmorethanfiftyyears.

2.Whatdoweknowabouttheaquarium?

A.Ithasthelargestwaterbodyintheworld.

B.Itbelongstotheheadlandsection.

C.Visitorscanseetherarestoceancreaturesthere.

D.Visitorscanenjoydancingperformancesthere.

3.Wherecouldthiskindoftextbeprobablyread?

A.Abiologyjournal.B.Atourismwebsite.

C.Ahistorybook.D.Asciencemagazine.

B

AsmykidsandIwalkedaroundacommunitygardentheotherweek,Iaskedthemwhat

veggiestheycouldidentify.WewereinAlberta,wheremanyplantswerestillintheirearly

stagesofgrowth一Iwasn'toptimisticaboutwhatthekidswouldbeabletonamebyleaves

alone.However,theycalledout,"Tomatoes!Potatoes!Carrots!"Theiranswersmademeeven

prouderthanifthey'djustexplainedsomeknowledgeofphysics.Allthetimewe*vespentinour

homegardenisactuallysinkingin.

AlthoughPvebeengardeningforyears,thisyearfeelsdifferent.Spendingtimeinthe

gardenhashelpedmewithmyownwell-beingatatryingtime,andithasgivenmeanewwayto

connectwithmykidswhenI'mrunningoutofsteam.

Mygardeniswild,fulloflife,andabitmessy.Honestly,thesamegoesformykids—and

Idon'texpectperfectionfromthemeither.Unlessyou'rerelyingonyouryieldformoneyorfood,

it'sagoodideatohaveyourexpectationsforgardeningaslowaspossible.Mykidssaythey

Hlovethegarden**but"don'tlikegardening"一Ithinktheymeantheydon'tlikethechores.IfI

havesomeweedingorpottingtodo,I'llalsohavesomeentertainmentforthem,whichcanbeas

simpleas"findthese10rocks"ornwetthisplotwithyourwatergun".

Involvingthekidsineverystageoftheprocesscanbepowerfulandfun,evenifwhatyou

havearejustafewcontainersonabalcony."Gardeningallowsustospendfree,unscheduled

outdoortimewithourkids,'*writesjournalistandauthorShannonBrescherSheainherbook

GrowingSustainableTogether.nLetyourkidsleadtheway.Invitethemtoparticipateinevery

step,fromplantingtoharvesting,butdon'tforceit."

Oneofthebestthingsaboutgardensisthefood,butfrankly,mykidsarenotgoingtobe

pushinggreensintotheirmouthsanytimesoon.Findingusesforgardengoodsthatgobeyond

foodproductioncansparkinterestandsupplyyouwithsomeunexpectedlygoodresults.

4.Whatcantheauthorinferfromherkids*answers?

A.It'sworthwhiletospendtimeinhergarden.

B.Itsgreattowitnessherkids*academicprogress.

C.It'snecessaryforkidstoknowcommonsense.

D.It'sdifficultforkidstolearnplantsinearlystages.

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sgarden?

A.Itisinacompletemess.B.Ithasariseinoutput.

C.Ithasbeenabandonedforlong.D.Itgoesasnaturetakesitscourse.

6.Howdoestheauthorattractthekids'interestingardening?

A.Bygivingrewardsafterwards.B.Bygivingmoreencouragement.

C.Byaddingrecreationalactivities.D.Byaskingthemtohaveshortbreaks.

7.WhatisShannon'ssuggestiononparents*involvingkidsingardening?

A.Teachingkidsthepowerandfunofharvesting.

B.Encouragingkids'activeparticipation.

C.Allowingkidstoobserveeverystepcarefully.

D.Settinganexampleforkidsindoinggardening.

c

Humansarenaturallydrawntootherlifeformsandtheworldsoutsideofourown.Wetake

delightintheexistenceofcreaturesandevenwholesocietiesbeyondoureverydaylives.

Thissenseofwonderisuniversal.Lookattheeffortsthatscientistshavemadetofindout

whetherlifeofsomekindexistsonMars,andthepopularityoffantasyliteratureormovieslike

TheLordoftheRings.Thissenseofwonderdrawsustoeachother,totheworldaroundus,andto

theworldofmake-believe.Buthavewegonesofarincreatingworldsoffantasythatweare

missingthepleasureofotherworldsthatalreadyexistallaroundus?

Humanbeings,asbiologistshavesuggested,possessaninborndesiretoconnectwithand

understandotherlifeforms.However,people,especiallyinbigcities,oftenleadisolatedlives.In

astudyofBritishschoolchildren,itwasfoundthatchildrenbyageeightweremuchmore

familiarwithcharactersfromtelevisionshowsandvideogamesthanwithcommonwildlife.

Withoutmodemtechnology,asmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeand

beautifulplants,insects,birds,andanimalsWhenwelackmeaningfulinteractionwiththeworld

aroundus,andsometimesevenwithourfamiliesandfriends,weseektounderstandand

communicatewiththingsexistingonlyinourimaginationsoronacomputerscreen.

Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybad.Butwhentheworldoffantasybecomes

theonlyoutletforoursenseofwonder,thenwearereallymissingsomething.Wearemissinga

connectionwiththelivingworld.Otherwonderfulworldsexistallaroundus.Butevenmore

interestingisthatifwelookcloselyenough,wecanseethattheseworlds,inabroadsense,are

reallypartofourown.

8.WhatdoesthepopularityofTheLordoftheRingsprove?

A.Thecloseconnectionbetweenmanandthefantasyworld.

B.Thewonderfulachievementsoffantasyliterature.

C.Thefinetasteofmoviegoersaroundtheworld.

D.Thegeneralexistenceofthesenseofcuriosity.

9.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.Peoplearefarlessfamiliarwiththeworldoffantasy.

B.Theworldarounduscouldserveasasourceofwonder.

C.Theworldoffantasycanbemirroredbyasmallandlivelypond.

D.Modemtechnologypreventsusfromdevelopingoursenseofwonder.

10.Ifoursenseofwonderreliestotallyontheworldofmake-believe,whatmayhappen?

A.Wewillfailtoappreciatethejoyinourlives.

B.Wewillbeconfusedbytheworldofmake-believe.

C.Wewillmissthechancetorecognizethefantasyworld.

D.Wewillbetrappedbyotherworldsexistingallaroundus.

11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowusthehiddenbeautyinourworld.

B.Towarnusnottogetlostinthefantasyworld.

C.Toargueagainstthemisuseofthesenseofwonder.

D.Todiscusstheinfluenceoftheworldofmake-believe.

D

TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange（IPCC）releasedareport.Itstatedthatthe

worldisquicklyrunningoutoftimetokeepglobalwarmingbelow1.5degreesCelsius,thelevel

widelyagreedtobetheconservative,safety-firstgoaltopreventseriousclimateharm.Toget

there,theworldwouldhavetocutcurrentemissions（排放物）by45percentby2030.That

soundsabsurdlyunlikely.

Butbeforewegiveintodespair,weshouldrememberthatthetechnologytoaddressclimate

changeisgoingalongathighspeed.ThelargestsourceofUScarbonemissionsistransportation,

andaGreenNewDealprogramformotorvehicleswouldbequitestraightforward.

Thereasonissimple:Withsomesubsidies（补贝占）,electriccarsandbusesarecost-

competitivewithfossil-fuelvehicles.Electricbuseshavegoneintothemarketatthegreatest

speed,becausetheyarealogicalchoiceforelectrification.Attheendof2018,electricvehicles

weredisplacingabout280,000barrelsofoildemandperday.That'smorethanthewhole

consumptionofGreece.

Andtheelectriccarmarketisalsoreachingmaturity,withappealingdesigns,longerrange,

andaquickly-expandingrapidchargingnetworkinmanycountries.It'sworthemphasizingthat

mostofthebasicsystemsnecessarytorechargeelectricvehiclesalreadyexist.Peopleoftentend

toassumethatwewouldneedtoreplaceeverygasstation,butvirtuallyallhomesandbusinesses

alreadyhaveanelectricalconnectionwhichcanbeeasilyimprovedforfastcharging.Allthatis

neededtogofullyelectricisenoughbatterycapacityandfastchargingstationstodealwithlong

trips.

NowAmericawouldhavetorepairitselectricityproduction,rails,shipping,andsoonto

fullydecarbonize（脱碳）thetransportationsector.Itwillbeconsiderablymoredifficultthan

simplyrootingoutfossilfuelvehiclesfromthemarket.

ButgreeningAmerica'svehicleswouldbestraightforward,relativelycheap,andahugestep

forwardonclimate.Thepoliticsofclimatechangearesofearfulthatdespaircanseemlogical,

butthefirststepinachievingatoughgoalisthefirmbeliefthatitcanbedone.Andthisparticular

stepwouldn*tevenbethattough.

12.WhatcanweinferfromtheIPCC'sreport?

A.Theworldissufferingseriousclimateharm.

B.Globalwarmingisgrowingoutofourcontrol.

C.Wearetooconservativetodealwithglobalwarming.

D.Cuttingemissionsistheeasiestwaytostopclimatechange.

13.Howcanelectricvehiclescompetewithfossil-fuelones?

A.Byrunningatthegreatestspeed.

B.Bychangingthewayoftransportation.

C.Bymakingconsumershavelogicalchoices.

D.Bygettingfinancialsupportfromgovernments.

14.Whatispeople'scommonmisunderstandingaboutelectriccars?

A.Theyaren'tsoefficientinreducingemissions.

B.There*sstillmuchroomfordesigningnewones.

C.Therearen'tenoughfastchargingstationsforthem.

D.Homeelectricalconnectioncanbeusedforchargingthem.

15.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsgreeningAmerica'svehicles?

A.Doubtful.B.Critical.C.Positive.D.Uncaring.

第二节（共5小题:每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

Somespeakingactivitiesdonotgiveanexactpictureofyourtruelanguageskill.But

storytellingdoes.Storytellingistheretellingofastory.Itcanbeashortpieceofinventedstory;or

itcanbetheretellingofanewsevent.Oryoucantalkaboutsomethingthathappenedinyour

ownlife.36Ontheotherhand,anactivityrequiringyouropinioncanslowyoudown.

37_______

Forthestorytellingactivity,trytoprovideasmuchinformationaspossibleandaimfora

recordingofthreeminutesorfewer.Don'tjustsay,"Istudiedatthelibrary."Say,"

38Andmostoftheseatsweretaken,soIlookedaroundandfinallyfoundaplace,

butitwasnearthewindow.Itwascold,soIhadtokeepmycoaton,“orsomethinglikethat.

39_Instead,itistospeakatafasterspeedbecauseyoudonothavetostop

andthinkofeachideaseparately.Beforetheactivity,you'dbetterspeakoutloudtoyourselfa

fewtimestomakesureyouhaveyourmainpointsinmind.

Whenlisteningtotherecording,donotexpecttofindallorevenmostgrammaror

vocabularymistakes.___40Afterthefirstrecording,recordyourselftellingthesame

storyatleastoncemoreandtakenoteofyourprogress.Butavoidmemorizingyourspeech.

A.Putyourspeechintowrittenortypedform.

B.Thegoalofgivingsuchinformationisnottofillthetime.

C.IwalkedintothelibraryandthoughtaboutwhereIshouldsit.

D.Thatisbecauseitforcesyoutothinkaboutyourideasasyousaythem.

E.Chooseaplacethatyouknowwell,likeyourhomeoranearbybusstation.

F.Butyoucaneasilyfindsomemistakes,suchaswrongverbandnounendings.

G.StorytellingfreesyoufromformingcomplexideasandletsyouspeakeasilyinEnglish.

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ineverimaginedthataninterstatetripcouldbesoexciting.Butwhenyourworldhas

becomesmallersincethepandemichittwo-and-a-bityearsago,andthenslowly_41_,the

mostordinaryexperiencegivesnew42tolife.AndsoitwaswithmewhenIwas

43_giventhechancetotakemyfirstflightinmorethantwoyears.

rdforgottenhowitfelttobeamongthepeoplecomingandgoing.Igottotheairporttwo

hoursbeforeboarding.Timeforthebarand,ofcourse,_44_.

ThatgroupofyoungArabwomenlaughingandposingforphotographsbytheexpansive

windows,aircraftinthe_45_,lightinguptheplacewiththeirhappiness.

Themaninthecomerdrinkingalone.Justanotheroneofthe70,000orsostoriesthatwould

passthroughtheairport_46_.

Icouldn'tbecalmerasaflyer.ButwhentheplanetookoffIwas_47_,inthat

momentofweightlessnessasthewheels48Earth,leaningtowardsthewindowtowatch

everythingbelowbecomingsmallerandsmaller.

Isitpossiblethatthedenialofsomuchduringthepandemiclockdownhadaddednew

_____49_towhatwastheordinary?Ithinkso.Theplaneride,thehotelstay,andthesocial

occasionallnowgavemeasenseof50thatmighthavepreviouslyonlyaroused

inmenothingmorethanacertainnonchalance（若无其事）oreven_51_.

LastJune,justaheadofthelongSydneylockdown,afriend52abirthdayparty.

Thatexperienceformewouldcontinuehappilythroughsomeofthe53months

ofthe

lockdownthatwouldfollow.54therepeatedfearthatthepandemicholdsoverus,the

memoryofthatcelebrationstillkeepsitsbright,warmlightinmymind.Thafswhathappens

wheneverythingoldisnewagain,when55isrediscoveredasavirtue.

41.A.emergesB.disappearsC.escapesD.expands

42.A.meaningB.panicC.changeD.outcome

43.A.frequentlyB.merelyC.originallyD.finally

44.A.book-readingB.story-tellingC.people-watchingD.stranger-chatting

45.A.situationB.backgroundC.circumstanceD.maintenance

46.A.inaspecialwayB.onadailybasis

C.onceinawhileD.allofasudden

47.A.excitedB.elegantC.anxiousD.energetic

48.A.slidB.attachedC.departedD.floated

49.A.liberationB.companyC.struggleD.appeal

50.A.joyB.chaosC.regretD.fear

51.A.kindnessB.happinessC.tirednessD.brightness

52.A.heldB.cancelledC.attendedD.forgot

53.A.permanentB.difficultC.harmoniousD.dynamic

54.A.WithoutB.DespiteC.SimilartoD.Apartfrom

55.A.opportunityB.superiorityC.equalityD.simplicity

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形

"SixDegreesofSeparation'1refers56.thetheorythatanypersononEarthcanbe

connectedtoanyotherpersonthroughachainofnomorethanfiveotherpeople.

Thetheorywasfirstmentionedinthe1920sbytheHungarianauthorFrigyes

Karinthy57.discussedsocialnetworks.Inthe1950s,anattempt58.(make)

bytwoscientiststoprovethe59.(theory)idea.However,theywereunsuccessful.In

1967,StanleyMilgramtriedusinganewmethodtotestthetheory.He60.(random)

choseasampleofpeopleinthemiddleofAmerica61.(send)packagestoastranger.

Amazingly,62.onlytookbetweenfiveandsevenpeopletogettheparcels

63.(deliver).Itwasthisresearchthatinspiredthephrase"SixDegreesofSeparation".

Inthelastfewdecades,thetheoryandthephrasehaveappearedagain.Itsnamewasusedas

thetitleofaplayandthenafilm.In2003,ColumbiaUniversitytriedtorecreateMilgram's

experimentontheInternet.In2011,anexperimentattheUniversityofMilan

analysed64._relationshipbetween721millionsocialmediausersand65.(find)that

92percentwereconnectedbyonlyfourstages,orfivedegreesofseparation.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假设你是李华，本周末你校将要举办以“乡土中国(RuralChina)”为主题的摄影展，

请你写一封邮件给交换生James,邀请他来参观这次展览，内容包括：

1.展览的时间和地点；2.展览的内容和意义。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearJason,

Yours,LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Iliveinasmallbutlovelyneighborhood.Ourhouseisneitherlargenorluxurious,butit

hasafairlybiggarden.Myfatherloveshisgarden.Heplantedsomeseedsinitandtookgood

careoftheplants,wateringthem,applyingfertilizer,weedingandgettingridofbugs.Hewas

nevertiredofdoingallthatstuff.Butatthattime,Ididn'tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirt

excitedhimsomuch.

Unfortunately,inthesummervacationbeforeseniorhighschool,myfatherwasseriously

injuredinanaccident.Hehadtostayinbedforawhile.Mymotherhadseveralbusinesstrips,so

shecouldn'ttakecareofthegarden.Ididn*twantmyfathertoworry.IsaidthatIwouldtakecare

ofhisgardenuntilherecovered.Iassumedthatthelittleplantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongas

theyhadwater,andluckilyitrainedfairlyoften,soIdidn'tthinkmuchaboutthegarden.

OneSaturdaymorning,myfathersaidtome,uChristine,thevegetablesshouldbeabout

readytobepicked.Let'shaveasaladtoday!”Iwentouttothegardenandwasupsettoseethat

manyofthelettuceleavesandcarrotshadbeenhalfeatenbybugs.Therewerehundredsof

bugsalloverthem!

IpanickedforamomentbutthenIquietlywenttothenearestsupermarkettobuysome

vegetables.WhenIwasmakingthesalad,mymothercamehomeandsawthebagfromthe

supermarketinthekitchen.Iwasembarrassedandadmitted,“Dadwouldlikeasalad,butthe

gardenisadisaster.Idon'twanttodisappointhim,soIwenttothestoreandboughtsome

vegetables.Mymothersmiled,saying,“Honey,youknowwh